The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-28
David's Brave Comrades Bring Him
Drink in the Cave.
Charm of the We'll of Bethlehem,
Which Is at the Gate.
oh, Ny Soul, Stoop Down and
Drink Of That Well Today
A Discourse Fun OF Beautiful Meta
phora -"As the Hart Panteth After
the Water, SO My Heart
Panteth After God"


ing the tabernacle, after explaining
appropriate passages OF scripture, the Rev.
T. DE Witt Ihlmagc, ID, gave out tho
following hymn, which was sung by the
congregation with great hcarncss:
"DuHcl In sorrow and iu in,
At he'll, dark door We lay
hut We arise 10y gmcc divine,
10 sec glorious day
The subject OF the sermon was Thirst in
u Cavern" and the text, ooh, that one
would give me drink of the water Of the
well Of Bethlehem, which il by the gate"
IL Samuel, NNiii, IS,
"Wm, always distressing, is especially
ruinous In harvest time. When the crops
are MI ready for the sickle, to have them
uoddcn down 10y cavalry horses aud heavy
supply Trains outlying the fields is enough
10 make any mans heart sick. When
the last grca. war broke oul in Europe,
AMI France and Germany Ncr' coming
into horrid collision, rode across their
golden harycsis, aud Slw the tents pitched
aud the trenches dug in the very midst
Of the ripe fields, the long scyihc OF bat
tie sharpening 10 NOV down harycsts Of
men in crcnt wnrows oi the dead II was
at this season Of harvest that the army Of
the philislinrs came down upon Bcthle-
hem llurk 10 the clamor of their voices,
the ncighing oi their chargers, tie blaro
oi their trumpcis aud the clash Of their
shields
LOT David aud his men mll back
Tho Lopi's host sometimes luscs the
day. llut David know where Ia hide.
lie had been hrrught up in that country.
loys ar iupuiHtiyc. AMI they know all
about the II zion where they W,rr hurn and
brought up. II you should go back 10 tho
old homestead Nuu could. With your eyes
shut. tul your Way ip the meadow, ur tho
orchard. or the I'm back NJ the house.
with which YOU were familiar thlfy or
forty yCunl $500. Su David knew The cave
ui Adullum Perhaps. iu his hnyhund DAYS,
hc hal piu,cd 'lid,.and seek with lis
cuurdrs al about the old va,c, and
thonrh others might not hly" hrWn n,
] DAVID did. Travellers say there j. only
ono WY NJ rri'ing Into tlni cave nnd that
II by q irri nHrrIW path but David was
sioui. uud steady headed nul steady
uruol, and su. with his three bravo staff
officers, ho gurs along That path, iinds his
WAY into the cave, sits down. luuks around
III the roof unl the duk passage. 81 the
mountain. feels very weary with thr forced
maph and water hr must have %, lie.
do not know hut there NAV have hpcn
drops tfrlliug down the side of The cav
prn' ~ that there may have hcrn some
water iu the goat skin duug Ia his grille;
hut that Nur NOT what hc wanted. lilo
wanted q deep, luil, cold lI,uk. such ns u
man gets unly nut ul nn old we'll with muss-
covered huckri David remembered jhat
very near that cave Of Adullum lhcr vas
surhn vcil ns hat, q we'll tn which hr used
tu rD iu hoyhuud thc well ol licihlrhrm;
and hr nluu.' imlgIuUs that 10, ran hear
The liquid p'Jsh at tl1t veil. md his
panh.i tongue movies Though his hot lips
as BE- -Iys. oh. that one would give mo
drink ui The Wutur ui the well ul kpthle-
hem, which b. hy tie rIicl
ut was no. sooner said Than done. The
ihpr brave stall Dili,yr- bound 8" ibCir
iott uud tart llmNc soldiers viii take
oven % hint u'm their commander nut
b,,wcru them Jul the Well lag the host u
the phili-i,luN aud what ruuld three
men du with a gpW urnvi
Vet where thcre h % win
thrr B. wuy. aud with their swords
.ll.hmy ih's way Hud thgi. they make
ihrIr rinh foo thr veil While the philis-
lines ap, amazed M iho seeming fool hnrli-
uc,. ui ihr-u thUp men. and can MT make
up their minds exactly what il m'nus the
three mou has. come tu the vel They
drop tlc bucket They bring up th' Wstef.
They pUur 10 iu thg pail and then start for
ihp cave. stop thrm'' cry the plnlis-
tines Clip them with yuug sNordsl Stab
them with ,our spears stop thu,c three
manN IOp late liry have rut around
the hin The hui ~ ia arc fpihshod with
the oyyrllWins water from Tho vessel M Il
d carried up the cliffs The three men 90
along lhc duulupu. path, and With checks
| flushed with the excitement aud all out ot
| breath in thrr haste, they fling their
swords. ned with thc skirush 10 the side
OF thc cave. and cry out % David: There,
captain of thu host, Is VIA, yuu wanted, a
drink Of the well OF Bethlehem which Is
by The gate
"a text h NJ no usc Ia me unless can
find Christ in h; aud unless ! ran bring
gospel out ul these words that will arouse
anil comfort Bui hl, Is, | shall wish had
never rDcu them. l,r your iimc would be
Wps'Ud, aud AGAINST my soul tho dark
record would by muio that This lay stood
before q great audience OF SHINING, suffer-
ingaud dy ingmcn, and told them VI no res.
cue. By the ctuss Ot the Son oi God, by
the throne ~ the eternal Judgment, that
shall not bc' May the Lord Jesus help mo
! to tell YOU the truth todayl
"Yuu know that carrier PIGEONS have
fomolimos Letters tied under thr wing, and
! they ny hundreds oi miles 100 miles In
on hour carrying message. 50 ! have
! tbouvhi I would Ike To have % now. oh,
heavenly dove. bring under thy wing
/ TODAY, 90 my soul and TO tho
soul, of lhis people soinc mess 81 Of light,
and love, AND pcAccl
"lt l. not an unusual thing 10 see people
rl,hrg afuand Il we'll in summer tune,
I Tho husblnlman puts down bis cradle NJ
/ the well curb. The builder puts down his
| tnoWgl. The traveller puts down his pack.
/ Then one draws the water tot M the rest,
! himself taking the very last Tho cup Is
passed around, and the fires q thimi arc
! pul out, the traveller starts on his Journey,
/ and the workman takes up his burden.
"Nly friends, We come today around tho
/ gospel well. We pat down our pack OF
| burdens. and our implements OF toll.
one man must draw tlie water Tor those